found; originate; pioneer
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to found; to originate; to be the first to create
Often used to indicate the origin or first establishment of an organization, movement, or method. Frequently followed by 于 to specify the time or place of origin.
Pīng乒
pāng乓
qiú球
yùn运
dòng动
shǐ始
chuàng创
yú于
shí1
jiǔ9
shì世
jì纪
mò末
。
Table tennis originated in the late nineteenth century.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
shǐ始
chuàng创
yú于
yī1
jiǔ9
jiǔ9
líng0
nián年
，
zhì至
jīn今
yǐ已
yǒu有
sān三
shí十
duō多
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
。
This company was founded in 1990 and has over thirty years of history.
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Tā他
shì是
zhè这
ge个
xué学
pài派
de的
shǐ始
chuàng创
zhě者
zhī之
yī一
。
He is one of the founders of this school of thought.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
liáo疗
fǎ法
shǐ始
chuàng创
yú于
shàng上
shì世
jì纪
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
。
This new therapy was first developed in the nineteen eighties.